Shortsword of Vengeance

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 24 other one-hand sword items between item level 34 and 59; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 31.7 damage per second ranks 10th of 25 one-hand sword items in this group; Assassination Blade (item level 57, requires level 52) has the most, 37.6.
• Attack speeds among the 25 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.50 seconds (Hanzo Sword) to 2.80 seconds (Zealot Blade); it swings every 2.40 seconds.
• Annealed Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 12.
• Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Doomforged Straightedge (item level 54, requires level 49), Assassination Blade (item level 57, requires level 52).
• Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 3 item levels of 47: dagger (9): Widowmaker, Dreadblade, Gutwrencher; one-handed mace (6): Rockhide Strongfish, Southsea Lamp, Changuk Smasher; one-handed axe (5): Digmaster 5000, Blue Glittering Axe, Flurry Axe.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Annealed Blade	40	35	27.2 (1.80s)	+6 Strength, +6 Stamina	-
Nobles Brand	40	35	22.1 (2.10s)	none	-
Ginn-su Sword	41	36	27.9 (1.70s)	+4 Strength, +8 Agility	-
Speedsteel Rapier	41	36	28.1 (1.80s)	+8 Agility, +3 Stamina	-
Ebon Scimitar	43	38	25.0 (1.90s)	none	-
Bloodletter Scalpel	46	41	31.1 (1.80s)	none	-
Shortsword of Vengeance	47	42	31.7 (2.40s)	none	-
Serpent Slicer	49	44	32.8 (2.50s)	none	-
Joonho's Mercy	50	45	33.3 (2.10s)	none	-
Rune Sword	51	46	30.3 (1.60s)	none	-
Doomforged Straightedge	54	49	35.8 (1.90s)	+10 Strength	-
Widow Blade	54	49	32.2 (2.00s)	none	-